Adopter stories
PACT has been operating as an independent adoption charity since the 1950s and has helped to grow hundreds of families.
Many PACT families have agreed to share their adoption stories with us. Click on a family below to read their story or use the filter to search for particular family situations.
* Some names and details have been changed for confidentiality reasons
Olivia attends PACT’s Adoptee Voices group
Olivia* was adopted through PACT when she was just over a year old. She is now 18 and attends PACT's Adoptee Voices group for teenagers and young people...
Louise and Ryan adopted Noah who has FASD
Parents Louise* and Ryan* are a family of six. They adopted their youngest child, Noah*, two years ago through PACT...
Mariana and Rob adopted sisters
Mariana* and her partner Rob* adopted two girls through PACT in 2019. Their children, Isla* and Evie*, are now five and three years old...
Ellie and Andrea adopted three children under five
Ellie* and Andrea* adopted two brothers and a sister. Their children came home to them when they were aged one, two and four years old...
Natasha and her husband adopted Amelia who has cerebral palsy
Natasha and her husband adopted Amelia*, who has cerebal palsy, when she was 18 months old...
Samuel, Naomi and their three children enjoy PACT’s Family Fun Days
Each year, PACT runs family fun days for all its adoptive families. Naomi and Samuel began coming to family fun days in 2014 after they adopted their eldest two daughters and have been to every fun day since...
Lisa’s family was supported by PACT’s Adopter Champions
Lisa*, Paul* and their adopted son Timmy* are a family of three. They brought Timmy home in April 2015 when he was 15 months old and he is now nearly eight years old.
Lily and Alex adopted their daughter in 2020
Lily* and Alex* live in Oxfordshire with their gorgeous daughter, Cassie*, and their elderly black cat, Baggy. Cassie came to live with them in November 2020...
Francesca adopted her daughter Phoebe in 2018
Francesca* brought her daughter Phoebe* home in October 2018. Adoption was her first choice as a path to parenthood...
Ruth and Oli adopted their daughter Saffy
Ruth and Oli adopted their daughter Saffy* in 2018 when she was 14 months old. Ruth used to work as a train station manager and Oli works as a train driver...
Rose and Simon are a Christian couple who adopted during the 2020 pandemic
Rose* and Simon* adopted their son Jay* in 2020 when he was 14 months old. Rose is a secondary school music teacher and Simon is a church minister...
Sarah and Omar adopted after having a birth child
Sarah* and Omar* had their first child, Aliya, a year into their relationship and 15 years later they adopted their second child, Samir...
Darren adopted as a single father
Darren* is a 43-year-old single father who became a dad to his son Finn* in early 2017 when he was four years old...
Sasha adopted Maya as a single adopter
Sasha* is a single adopter who brought her daughter Maya* home in May 2019 when she was 13 months old. Sasha works as a children’s nurse and has always wanted to be a mum...
Mel and Julia adopted two boys
Julia* and Mel* are a lesbian couple who adopted two boys, aged 20 months and six months, through PACT...
NHS workers Phil and Gareth adopted Ben
Phil* and Gareth* are a same sex couple who adopted their son Ben* through PACT in 2019...
